Analysis Of A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey

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The romantic movement focuses on natural beauty and the emotional response to nature. William Wordsworth shows parallel ideas of the romantic era in “Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey”. Within the poem Wordsworth captures the natural essence of the Abbey’s nature. Using imagery and romantic perception Wordsworth portrays the speakers initial reaction to the nature at Abbey, and the change of coming back to the Abbey five years later. As a child, the speaker did not truly recognize the beauty in nature. Returning to the Abbey, he has matured and has a deeper connection to nature. Wordsworth’s style the poem in blank verse that creates the flow of the poem to progress in the speaker’s change in mood. The portrayal of nature communicates the emotions of joy and bittersweet through imagery and diction. The poem encompasses the romantic movement from his experience at the abbey. William Wordsworth composed "A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" in a blank verse, which allows the lines of style to be fluid and natural. There are four stanzas and each stanza captures the essence of nature in his life. As the poem progresses, there are indents that indicate a new stanza and the focus shifts or topics. The blank verse enables Wordsworth to easily alter topics to describe his emotions, past memories, and the impact of nature. The flow of the poem enables the speaker to portray the journey of the speaker had with nature. The poem is Wordsworth encounter of a location that he has